it's part of the 'joining forces' initiative by the white house, led by michelle obama and jill biden. blackstone is the latest company committed to helping veterans. target, wal-mart and home depot have pleged similar initiatives. another unsettling statistic from the eurozone - record unemployment. 12.1% of the population across the 17-nation region is jobless. that number tops earlier records set in january and february. the highest unemployment numbers are in greece and spain at 27.2% and 26.7% respectively. austria, germany and luxemburg fared better. the numbers from eurostat also show falling inflation, to an annualized rate of 1.2%, down from 1.7% the previous month. the combination could force the hand of the european central bank to further cut interest rates. the costs of the dreamliner groundings are becoming clearer. half of the world's fleet of 787s are operated by ana holdings and japan airlines. the companies estimate that the three-month suspension of the fleet will cost a combined $110 million. the airlines may ask boeing to pick up those costs. reuters reports that